Bar referrals

Each state bar's lawyer-referral service or attorney directory, with the phone number and website the bar publishes. Where a bar does not run a referral service, the row lists its substitute and notes what that substitute does and does not do. Expeal does not run these services or screen the attorneys they list.

Lawyer-referral services and attorney directories by state
State Service Phone Website Type Last checked
DIY Alabama Alabama State Bar Lawyer Referral Service (800) 354-6154 alabar.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Alaska Alaska Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service 1-800-770-9999 alaskabar.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Arizona Arizona State Bar Member Directory

A searchable listing of licensed attorneys rather than a referral service: nobody screens or matches you, and you choose whom to contact. The phone is the bar's main line.

602-252-4804 azbar.org Attorney directory
DIY Arkansas Arkansas Bar Association ArkansasFindALawyer

A searchable listing of licensed attorneys rather than a referral service: nobody screens or matches you, and you choose whom to contact. The phone is the bar's main line.

501-375-4606 arkbar.com Attorney directory
DIY California State Bar of California — Certified Lawyer Referral Services Directory 415-538-2000 calbar.ca.gov Lawyer referral service
DIY Colorado Colorado Bar Association (Licensed Lawyer)

Referrals run through a provider the bar authorizes (or local bars carrying the statewide service), not the bar itself.

303-860-1115 licensedlawyer.org Referral partner
DIY Connecticut Connecticut Bar Association - Public Resources

A searchable listing of licensed attorneys rather than a referral service: nobody screens or matches you, and you choose whom to contact. The phone is the bar's main line.

(860) 223-4400 ctbar.org Attorney directory
DIY Delaware Delaware State Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service (302) 658-5279 dsba.org Lawyer referral service
DIY District of Columbia D.C. Bar MyDCLawyer

MyDCLawyer is a web-form matching service; the phone is the D.C. Bar's public contact line, not a referral intake.

202-737-4700 mydclawyer.org Lawyer referral service
DIY+ Florida The Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service (800) 342-8011 floridabar.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Georgia State Bar of Georgia Local and Voluntary Bars

No single statewide intake — the bar's page routes you to local or county bar referral services, so coverage and hours vary by county. The phone is the bar's main line.

404-527-8700 gabar.org Local bar referral
DIY Hawaii Hawaii State Bar Association Lawyer Referral & Information Service (808) 537-9140 hawaiilawyerreferral.com Lawyer referral service
DIY Idaho Idaho State Bar Lawyer Referral Service (208) 334-4500 isb.idaho.gov Lawyer referral service
DIY Illinois Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) Illinois Lawyer Finder 217-525-5297 isba.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Indiana Indiana State Bar Association

A searchable listing of licensed attorneys rather than a referral service: nobody screens or matches you, and you choose whom to contact. The phone is the bar's main line.

317-639-5465 inbar.reliaguide.com Attorney directory
DIY Iowa Iowa State Bar Association Find-A-Lawyer 515-243-3179 iowabar.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Kansas Kansas Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

The service takes referral requests online; the phone is the bar's request-assistance line.

785-861-8826 ksbar.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Kentucky Kentucky Bar Association Lawyer Referral Services

Referrals run through a provider the bar authorizes (or local bars carrying the statewide service), not the bar itself.

502-564-3795 kybar.org Referral partner
DIY Louisiana Louisiana State Bar Association Lawyer Referral and Information Service

No single statewide intake — the bar's page routes you to local or county bar referral services, so coverage and hours vary by county. The phone is the bar's main line.

1-800-421-5722 lsba.org Local bar referral
DIY Maine Maine State Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

The service runs online only and does not accept phone calls; the phone is the bar's general-inquiries line.

207-622-7523 mainebar.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Maryland Maryland State Bar Association - Public Resources

No single statewide intake — the bar's page routes you to local or county bar referral services, so coverage and hours vary by county. The phone is the bar's main line.

410-685-7878 msba.org Local bar referral
DIY Massachusetts Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service 617-654-0400 massbar.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Michigan State Bar of Michigan Lawyer Referral Service 800-968-0738 lrs.michbar.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Minnesota Minnesota Lawyer Referral and Information Service 612-752-6699 mnlawyerreferral.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Mississippi The Mississippi Bar Find A Lawyer

A searchable listing of licensed attorneys rather than a referral service: nobody screens or matches you, and you choose whom to contact. The phone is the bar's main line.

601-948-4471 msbar.org Attorney directory
DIY Missouri The Missouri Bar Lawyer Search

A searchable listing of licensed attorneys rather than a referral service: nobody screens or matches you, and you choose whom to contact. The phone is the bar's main line.

573-635-4128 mobar.org Attorney directory
DIY Montana State Bar of Montana Lawyer Referral and Information Service

Referrals run through a provider the bar authorizes (or local bars carrying the statewide service), not the bar itself.

406-449-6577 licensedlawyer.org Referral partner
DIY Nebraska Nebraska State Bar Association Find-A-Lawyer 402-475-7091 nefindalawyer.com Lawyer referral service
DIY Nevada State Bar of Nevada Lawyer Referral Service 702-382-2200 members.nvbar.org Lawyer referral service
DIY New Hampshire New Hampshire Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service 603-229-0002 nhbar.org Lawyer referral service
DIY New Jersey New Jersey State Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

No single statewide intake — the bar's page routes you to local or county bar referral services, so coverage and hours vary by county. The phone is the bar's main line.

732-249-5000 njsba.com Local bar referral
DIY New Mexico State Bar of New Mexico Online Bar Directory

A searchable listing of licensed attorneys rather than a referral service: nobody screens or matches you, and you choose whom to contact. The phone is the bar's main line.

505-797-6000 sbnm.org Attorney directory
DIY New York New York State Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

The service takes applications online only; the phone is the bar's main line.

518-463-3200 nysba.org Lawyer referral service
DIY North Carolina North Carolina Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

You request a referral online (self-referral); the phone is the bar's contact line.

919-677-0561 ncbar.org Lawyer referral service
DIY North Dakota State Bar Association of North Dakota Lawyer Referral Service (866) 450-9579 sband.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Ohio Ohio State Bar Lawyer Referral Services

No single statewide intake — the bar's page routes you to local or county bar referral services, so coverage and hours vary by county. The phone is the bar's main line.

(800) 232-7124 ohiobar.org Local bar referral
DIY Oklahoma Oklahoma Bar Association Find A Lawyer

A searchable listing of licensed attorneys rather than a referral service: nobody screens or matches you, and you choose whom to contact. The phone is the bar's main line.

405-416-7000 ams.okbar.org Attorney directory
DIY Oregon Oregon State Bar Lawyer Referral Service 503-684-3763 osbar.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service

The Pennsylvania Bar Association's service covers 45 of the state's 67 counties; the other 22 counties run their own local bar referral services.

800-932-0311 pabar.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Rhode Island Rhode Island Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service (401) 421-7799 ribar.com Lawyer referral service
DIY South Carolina South Carolina Bar Lawyer Referral Service 803-799-7100 scbar.intouchondemand.com Lawyer referral service
DIY South Dakota South Dakota Lawyer Referral Service (800) 952-2333 findalawyerinsd.com Lawyer referral service
DIY Tennessee Tennessee Bar Association Lawyer Referral Services

No single statewide intake — the bar's page routes you to local or county bar referral services, so coverage and hours vary by county. The phone is the bar's main line.

615-383-7421 tba.org Local bar referral
DIY Texas State Bar of Texas Lawyer Referral & Information Service (800) 252-9690 texasbar.com Lawyer referral service
DIY Utah Utah State Bar Licensed Lawyer 801-531-9077 licensedlawyer.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Vermont Vermont Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service 1-800-639-7036 vtbar.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Virginia Virginia State Bar Lawyer Referral Service 800-552-7977 vsb.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Washington Washington State Bar Association Legal Help Resources

The Washington State Bar Association does not refer to private attorneys; its page routes you to county bar referral services. The phone is the state bar's own line.

800-945-9722 wsba.org Local bar referral
DIY West Virginia West Virginia State Bar Lawyer Referral Service 800-642-3617 wvlawyerreferral.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Wisconsin State Bar of Wisconsin Lawyer Referral Service 800-444-9404 wisbar.org Lawyer referral service
DIY Wyoming Wyoming State Bar Lawyer Referral Service

You request a referral online; the phone is the bar's published line.

307-632-9061 wyomingbar.org Lawyer referral service